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INTRODUCTION:
These Guidelines have been developed to assist in the effective and consistent running of our Brisbane Central SDA
Church. We are working together to encourage each other and to share the good news of our salvation and Christ’s soon
return.
First, an overview of the ministry is provided. This is followed by Responsibilities which take into account the whole year ongoing (or as required), weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually. Finally, we have included relevant extracts from the SDA
Church Manual as a further source of information. Please note that this Manual is written to cover the World Church. We
always aim to comply with this manual; however, adaptations have been made to suit our current situation at Brisbane
Central.
Suggestions relating to improving these Guidelines are welcome. Please forward them to our Pastor or any of our Elders.
OVERVIEW of the GUIDELINES for THIS MINISTRY
Purpose: To nurture and grow children as disciples of Jesus.
Scope: Includes: Running weekly Sabbath School programs for children aged 10 to 13 years.
Excludes: All other church programs for children.
Team: Earliteen Sabbath School Leader: Coordinate each program.
Earliteen Sabbath School Teachers and Staff: Help as requested by the leader.
Authorities: Financial: See annual Church Budget papers for spending limits before approval is needed.
Financial delegation rests with Earliteen Sabbath School Leader.
Operations: Please see following responsibilities.
Contents: RESPONSIBILITIES: ONGOING, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, ANNUALLY
Attachment 1: SDA Church Manual - Local Church Officers and Organizations
Attachment 2: SDA Church Manual - Children’s Ministries
Attachment 3: SDA Church Manual - Sabbath School
Attachment 4: SDA Church Manual - Safeguarding Children
Attachment 5: SDA Church Manual - Children’s Ministries Resources
Attachment 6: SDA Church Manual - Sabbath School and Ministries Resources
RESPONSIBILITIES
ONGOING (Ie weekly or ‘as required’)
Description
1. Be prepared and ready to start and finish on time each Sabbath
Notes:
Start - 9:30am. Finish - 10:30am
2. Present the appropriate weekly GraceLink Sabbath School
programme in an interesting and engaging fashion.
3. Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in the class.
Confer with Child Safe Coordinator.
4. Liaise with Children’s Ministries team.
5. Undertake training from time to time to keep current with new
ideas and concepts in teaching children.
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See Children’s Ministry leader for
information on training.
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ONGOING (Ie weekly or ‘as required’)
Description
6. Have a Blue Card if not a parent of a child in the group
Notes:
Check with Blue Card Coordinator.
MONTHLY
Description
Notes:
1. Make a positive contribution to Church Board Meeting through
either the Children’s’ Ministries Leader or Children’s Sabbath
School elder
QUARTERLY
Description
Notes:
1. Make a positive contribution to Church Business Meeting
ANNUALLY
Description
Notes:
1. Contribute to local church planning for the following year.
2. Determine budget needs for following year & gain approval
Confer with Children’s Ministry
Leader
3. Determine events for year and gain approval for insertion into
Church Calendar
Confer with Children’s Ministry
Leader
4. Keys for Church Property:
 If leaving office, return keys & sign off on key register.
 If coming into office, receive keys & sign key register
See Head Deacon for key allocation
and sign-off of key register.
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ATTACHMENT 1: Local Church Officers and Organizations
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, pp 68-71
Local Church Officers and Organizations
Choosing quality officers is important for the prosperity of the church, which should exercise the
greatest care when calling men and women into positions of sacred responsibility.
General Qualifications
Moral and Religious Fitness
“Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating
covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,
and rulers of tens” (Ex. 18:21).
“Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit
and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business” (Acts 6:3).
“Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and
the snare of the devil” (1 Tim. 3:7).
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men
who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim. 2:2).
“A bishop [elder] then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good
behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle,
not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission
with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the
church of God?); not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as
the devil. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into
reproach and the snare of the devil. “Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not
given to much wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. Likewise, their
wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husbands of
one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For those who have served well as deacons
obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” (1 Tim.
3:2-13; see also Titus 1:5-11 and 2:1, 7, 8).
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in
spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. . . . Take
heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself
and those who hear you” (1 Tim. 4:12-16).
Feeding and Guarding the Church—
The apostle Paul called together “the elders of the church” and counseled them:
“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. For I
know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also
from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after
themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night
and day with tears” (Acts 20:17, 28-31; see also 1 Peter 5:1-3).
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Respecting Pastors and Officers—
“And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord
and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among
yourselves” (1 Thess. 5:12, 13; see also 1 Tim. 5:17 and Heb. 13:7, 17).
“The Thessalonian believers were greatly annoyed by men coming among them with fanatical ideas
and doctrines. Some were ‘disorderly, working not at all, but . . . busybodies.’ The church had been
properly organized, and officers had been appointed to act as ministers and deacons. But there were
some, self-willed and impetuous, who refused to be subordinate
to those who held positions of authority in the church. They claimed not only the right of private
judgment, but that of publicly urging their views upon the church. In view of this, Paul called the
attention of the Thessalonians to the respect and deference due to those who had been chosen to
occupy positions of authority in the church.”—AA 261, 262.
“Those who hold responsible positions in the church may have faults in common with other people and
may err in their decisions; but notwithstanding this, the church of Christ on earth has given to them an
authority that cannot be lightly esteemed.”—4T 17.
LOCAL CHURCH OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS (Page 69)
Not Hurried Into Office—
“In many places we meet men who have been hurried into responsible positions as elders of the church
when they are not qualified for such a position. They have not proper government over themselves.
Their influence is not good. The church is in trouble continually in consequence of the defective
character of the leader. Hands have been laid too suddenly upon these men.”—4T 406, 407. (See also
5T 617 and 1 Tim. 5:22.)
Those Opposing Unity Not Suitable for Office—
“There have of late arisen among us men who profess to be the servants of Christ, but whose
work is opposed to that unity which our Lord established in the church. They have original plans and
methods of labor. They desire to introduce changes into the church to suit their ideas of progress and
imagine that grand results are thus to be secured. These men need to be learners rather than teachers in
the school of Christ. They are ever restless, aspiring to accomplish some great work, to do something
that will bring honor to themselves. They need to learn that most profitable of all lessons, humility and
faith in Jesus. . . .
“Teachers of the truth, missionaries, officers in the church, can do a good work for the Master if they
will but purify their own souls by obeying the truth.”—5T 238.
Unsafe to Choose Those Refusing to Cooperate—
“God has placed in the church, as His appointed helpers, men of varied talents, that through the
combined wisdom of many the mind of the Spirit may be met. Men who move in accordance with their
own strong traits of character, refusing to yoke up with others who have had a long experience in the
work of God, will become blinded by self-confidence, unable to discern between the false and the true.
It is not safe for such ones to be chosen as leaders in the church; for they would follow their own
judgment and plans, regardless of the judgment of their brethren. It is easy for the enemy to work
through those who, themselves needing counsel at every step, undertake the guardianship of souls in
their own strength, without having learned the lowliness of Christ.”—AA 279. (See pp. 34, 35, 114-116.)
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Local Membership—
Members in regular standing are eligible for election to leadership positions in the church where they
hold membership. (See pp. 106-109.) Exceptions may be made for the following:
1. Students who are members in regular standing but who, for purposes of education, live away from
home and regularly attend a church in the area of their temporary residence.
2. A conference employee assigned by the conference as pastor/leader for two or more congregations.
(See pp. 110, 111.)
3. An elder who, when necessary and with the recommendation of the conference committee, may be
elected to serve in more than one church within a district. (See p. 73.)
Other exceptions may be considered by the conference committee.
Setting Tithing Example—
All officers shall set an example in the matter of returning a faithful tithe to the Church. Anyone who
fails to set such an example shall not be elected to church office.
Not Delegates Ex Officio—
No church officer is a delegate ex officio to a conference session. If the church wants an officer to
serve as a delegate, it must elect that officer as a delegate.
Distributing Responsibility—
The church should not lay too much responsibility on a small group of willing officers, while others
are underused. Unless circumstances make it necessary, election of one individual to several offices
should be discouraged.
Removal and Readmission—When an officer is removed from membership and subsequently
readmitted, the readmittance does not reinstate the individual to the former office.
Term of Office
The term of office for officers of both the church and its auxiliary organizations shall be one year,
except where the church in a business meeting votes to have elections every two years in order to
facilitate continuity and development of spiritual gifts and eliminate the work involved in having
yearly elections.
While it is not advisable for one person to serve indefinitely in a particular
position, officers may be reelected.
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ATTACHMENT 2: Children’s Ministries
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, pp 85-86
Children’s Ministries
Children’s ministries develops the faith of children from birth through age 14, leading them into union
with the Church. It seeks to provide multiple ministries that will lead children to Jesus and disciple
them in their daily walk with Him.
It cooperates with the Sabbath school and other departments to provide religious education to children
and fulfills its mission by developing a variety of grace-oriented ministries for children that are
inclusive, service-oriented, leadership-building, safe, and evangelistic.
“Too much importance cannot be placed on the early training of children. The lessons that the child
learns during the first seven years of life have more to do with forming his character than all that it
learns in future years.”—CG 193.
“It is still true that children are the most susceptible to the teachings of the gospel; their hearts are open
to divine influences, and strong to retain the lessons received. The little children may be Christians,
having an experience in accordance with their years. They need to be educated in spiritual things, and
parents should give them every advantage, that they may form characters after the similitude of the
character of Christ.”—DA 515.
“Children of eight, ten, or twelve years are old enough to be addressed on the subject of personal
religion. . . . If properly instructed, very young children may have correct views of their state as sinners
and of the way of salvation through Christ.”—1T 400.
“When Jesus told the disciples not to forbid the children to come to Him, He was speaking to His
followers in all ages—to officers of the church, to ministers, helpers, and all Christians. Jesus is
drawing the children, and He bids us, Suffer them to come; as if He would say, They will come if you
do not hinder them.”—DA 517.
Children’s Ministries Coordinator and Committee—
The church elects a children’s ministries coordinator to develop ministries that nurture the faith of
children. The coordinator should have leadership ability as well as experience and passion for working
with children.
The children’s ministries coordinator works with the pastor and board to establish a children’s
ministries committee to provide ministries for children. The committee should consist of individuals
with interest and experience in working with children. Ordinarily the members include Sabbath school
division leaders, Vacation Bible School leader, Adventist Junior Youth leaders, and two to three others
who have a passion for ministry to children.
If the church has a children’s ministries department, Vacation Bible Schools, children’s branch
Sabbath schools, Neighborhood Bible Clubs, and Story Hours, they will come under the direction of
children’s ministries. (See p. 85.)
Everyone involved in work with children must meet Church and legal standards and requirements,
such as background checks or certification. Local church leaders should consult with the conference,
which will ascertain and advise as to what background checks and certifications are available
and/or required. (See Notes, #7, pp. 168, 169.)
Resources—For children’s ministries resources, see Notes, #8, p. 169.
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ATTACHMENT 3: Sabbath School
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, pp 94-97
Sabbath School
The Sabbath school, the primary religious education program of the Church, has four purposes: study
of the Scripture, fellowship, community outreach, and world mission emphasis.
The General Conference Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Department distributes the Sabbath
school Bible study guide for all age levels, provides designs for Sabbath school programming within
the context of the various world division cultures, provides resources and training systems for Sabbath
school teachers, and promotes world mission Sabbath school offerings.
“The Sabbath school is an important branch of the missionary work, not only because it gives to young
and old a knowledge of God’s Word, but because it awakens in them a love for its sacred truths, and a
desire to study them for themselves; above all, it teaches them to regulate their lives by its holy
teachings.”—CSW 10, 11.
“The Sabbath school, if rightly conducted, is one of God’s great instrumentalities to bring souls to a
knowledge of the truth.”—CSW 115.
Officers of the Sabbath School Council—
The church elects Sabbath school officers and members of the Sabbath school council. Officers
include the superintendent and any assistant superintendents; secretary and any assistant secretaries; a
leader for each division, including adult and extension divisions; children’s ministries coordinator
and/or Vacation Bible School director; and Investment secretary.
The officers, teachers, and all Sabbath school members should cooperate with other departments in all
outreach (missionary) work, as well as carrying on Sabbath school evangelism by means of regular
Sabbath school classes and such activities as Decision Days, pastors’ Bible classes, Community Guest
Days, Vacation Bible Schools, and branch Sabbath schools, including Neighbourhood Bible Clubs and
Story Hours.
The Sabbath school council is the administrative body of the Sabbath school. It consists of the
superintendent (who serves as chairperson), any assistant superintendents, secretary (who serves as
secretary), any assistant secretaries, division leaders, Investment secretary, personal ministries leader,
children’s ministries coordinator and/or Vacation Bible School director, an elder (appointed by the
board or by the board of elders), and the pastor.
As soon as possible after the officers are elected, the superintendent should call a council meeting to
appoint, as needed for the various divisions, other officers who do not serve as members of the council.
These may include assistant division leaders, division secretaries, music directors, pianists and/or
organists, and greeters. In addition to the appointed officers listed above, the council studies the need
of all divisions and groups and appoints teachers whose names are submitted to the board for approval.
To maintain both the integrity of the Sabbath school lesson curriculum and the quality of teaching, the
council should exercise great care in choosing teachers.
Particularly when selecting teachers for the children’s divisions, the council should consult with
division leaders.
All teachers shall be members of the church in regular standing. The council is responsible for the
successful operation of the entire Sabbath school through the superintendent.
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The council should meet regularly as needed. The council should ensure that program helps and
materials, including the Sabbath school Bible study guide prepared by the General Conference, are
supplied in sufficient quantities. Sabbath School Superintendent and Other Sabbath School Officers—
The superintendent is the leading officer of the Sabbath school and should begin planning for its
smooth and effective operation as soon as elected. The superintendent should support the plans and
emphases of the conference Sabbath school department and should implement decisions of the Sabbath
school council concerning the operation of the Sabbath school. The church may elect one or more
assistant superintendents.
The secretary should complete the quarterly report on the appropriate form immediately after the last
Sabbath of the quarter and mail it before the deadline to the conference Sabbath school and personal
ministries directors. The secretary also should place a copy in the secretary’s permanent file, give
copies to the superintendent and the pastor, and present it at the business meeting.
The Investment secretary promotes the Investment plan for mission support in all Sabbath school
divisions and keeps all members informed as the program progresses.
The Vacation Bible School (VBS) director leads in organizing, promoting, and launching community
evangelism through the annual VBS. The church may assign this responsibility to the children’s
ministries coordinator.
The council may appoint a music director for the Sabbath school in consultation with division leaders.
As an expression of worship, music should glorify God. Singers and other musicians should be as
carefully selected as are the leaders for other parts of the Sabbath school service and should be
measured by the same standards. (See pp. 92, 144.)
The council also may appoint pianists and organists for the divisions.
Sabbath School Division Leaders—
The church board elects a leader for each division. The Sabbath school council may appoint assistant
division leaders as needed.
The Sabbath School Handbook, available from the Adventist Book Center or the conference Sabbath
school department, contains information about all divisions, from beginners through adult and the
extension division, which cares for those unable to attend Sabbath school.
Sabbath School Teachers—
The Sabbath school council chooses and the church board approves Sabbath school teachers. They
should have an aptitude for teaching and be willing to study ways to improve their teaching abilities.
They should be diligent in preparation, regular and punctual in attendance, and examples in the daily
study of the Sabbath school Bible study guide.
The council should make special effort to select teachers for children and youth who have an interest
in those age levels and ability to meet their needs.
Everyone involved in work with the children’s divisions must meet Church and legal standards and
requirements, such as background checks or certification. Local church leaders should consult with the
conference, which will ascertain and advise as to what background checks and certifications are
available and/or required. (See Notes, #7, pp. 168. 169.)
All teachers should be encouraged to participate in the teacher training courses available through
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the conference Sabbath school department.
Every Sabbath school should have a weekly teachers’ meeting. Realizing that “none but those who
have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict” (GC 593,
594), Sabbath school leaders should strongly encourage regular systematic study of the Word.
The Sabbath school Bible study guide is designed to encourage daily feasting on the Word, a practice
that has done much to maintain unity throughout the Church. Every member should have access to the
appropriate age-level Sabbath school Bible study guide published by the General Conference and/or
division.
Similarly, every leader and teacher should have access to the helps produced for the various Sabbath
school divisions by the General Conference and/or division.
Teachers should have at least 30 minutes during which to teach their classes.
Sabbath School Offerings—
The Sabbath school secretary should accurately record Sabbath school offerings and pass them on to
the treasurer as soon as possible. Extension division offerings should be added to the regular Sabbath
school offerings.
Many Sabbath schools take offerings for Sabbath school expense. With the exception of that expense
fund, all Sabbath school offerings are for the support of the mission fields and are to be passed on in
their entirety by the treasurer to the conference. These funds include the regular weekly Sabbath school
offering, the Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, Sabbath School Investment, and Birthday-Thank Offering.
Each is to be identified as a separate fund in the financial system of the church. Mission funds are
distributed according to policy. No mission funds may be retained by the church or conference. The
Sabbath school expense offering and the mission offering, where the calendar of offerings is being
used, shall not be taken as one offering and divided according to an agreed-upon formula or
percentage. The offerings may be taken as combined offering where the church is operating under a
division-approved combined offering plan.
Resources—For Sabbath school and personal ministries resources, see Notes, #13, p. 170.
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ATTACHMENT 4: Safeguarding Children
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, Note 7, pp 168. 169
These notes contain explanatory material regarding how a church may proceed in a particular matter.
A church may adopt alternative ways of handling such items. Such alternative methods should be in
harmony with generally accepted principles of Church organization and operation.
Note 7. Safeguarding Children —
Church should be a safe place to bring our children. Everyone involved with children who are minors
must meet all Church and legal standards and requirements.
In order to safeguard our children, churches are encouraged to adopt policies that would provide a
measure of safety and protection for children. Such policies should include the following:
a. Two-Adult Policy—Have two adults present in children’s classrooms or activities.
b. Open Door—Discourage private or one-on-one contact and encourage an open-door policy in all
situations. Where an open door is not possible, station a second adult at the door.
c. Volunteer Screening—Have all volunteers complete a volunteer information form, check their
references, and, if required by law, do a police background check.
d. Six-Month Policy—Require a waiting period of six months for newly baptized or transferring
members who have indicated a willingness to work with children.
e. Training—Provide regular training for teachers and volunteers to help them understand and
protect children and how to nurture their faith.
Local church leaders should consult with the conference in order to ascertain conference procedures
and requirements, including local legal requirements for individuals working with children. Additional
resources are available from Adventist Risk Management at www.adventistrisk.org.
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ATTACHMENT 5: Children’s Ministries Resources
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, Note 8, p169
The Children’s Ministries Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Children’s Leaders Around the World
(2005);
The Children’s Ministries Coordinator: A Step-by-Step Guide for Organizing Children’s Ministries in
the Local Church (2005); and
Pastor’s and Elder’s Handbook for Children’s Ministries (2005). Silver Spring, Md.: Children’s
Ministries, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
For further information, contact your local conference children’s ministries director and
www.gcchildmin.org.
ATTACHMENT 6: Sabbath School and Ministries Resources
Source: Seventh Day Adventist Church Manual, 18th Edition 2010. Chapter 8, Note 13, p169
(Also see pp. 97, 99)—
Sabbath school Bible study guides for various ages (CQ, Cornerstone Connections, Real-Time Faith,
PowerPoints, Primary, Kindergarten, and Beginner);
Sabbath School Handbook; Keys for Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Leaders (a series of
leaflets);
Reaching and Winning (a series of booklets for personal ministries to peoples of various faith
systems);
Adventist Community Services Handbook: The Sharing (newsletter).
For further information, contact your local conference Sabbath school and personal ministries director.
You can also go to www.sabbathschoolpersonalministries.org or to:
GraceLink.net,
JuniorPowerPoints.org,
RealTimeFaith.net,
CornerstoneConnections.net,
CQBibleStudy.org, or
SabbathSchoolU.org.
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